,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #g1 #bjae 
,mr4 ,king introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,natural ,gas ,act to require 
the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory        
,commission to consider regional        
constraints in natural gas supply and   
whether a proposed ,,lng terminal would 
benefit regional consumers of natural   
gas before approving or disapproving an 
application for the ,,lng terminal1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,regional
 ,gas ,consumer ,protection ,act4  #b4  
,required considerations for approval or
 disapproval of applications for ,,lng  
terminals ,section #c7;e7 of the        
,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#gag;b7e77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#e7 ,required      
considerations ,before the ,commission  

may approve or disapprove an application
 for the siting1 construction1          
expansion1 or operation of an ,,lng     
terminal under this subsection1 the     
,commission shall consider--  7,a7      
regional constraints in the natural gas 
supply of the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7
 whether the application includes       
provisions of benefit to the regional   
consumers of natural gas that would be  
affected by the exportation of natural  
gas4  4